Agenda for GENERAL MEETING on Wednesday 17th July 2019 at Gwernyfed RFC at 6.30pm
1 Apologies
2 Attendance,
3 minutes of last meeting and matters arising and
4 declaration of any conflicts of interest
5 Update from the chair
discussion about A] Take away bags B ] financial assistance with Bus passes,Asylum claims
B Report from Treasurer about meetings with SASS.
6 Policies- progress with risk Register
7 Project Get Together, Prosiect Gyda’ch Gilydd 5-7th July 2019
report to follow
8 Welcome days
Sunday June 23rd Penpont
July 13th Talgarth [ report will be on website pre meeting]
Future dates of respite days -
Sunday August 18th Brecon. Coordinator Penny Leonard pennyleonard@hotmail.co.uk
8th September Trefonnen School- for Syrian families
28th September Craig y nos - Coordinator Coordinator Melrose East melrosemeast@gmail.com
Bronllys date to be decided
Penpont ? late November
NB Please do offer to host a day if you'd like to -there is always a lot of support available.
other activities
A holiday cottage-
B Bikes-
C Courts support- let Ailsa know if you'd like to help befriend people going to court or home office interview
D other activities - Walk up Skirrid
9 Fundraising -
b stalls Big Skill 20/21st July at the Globe in Hay Doodle poll for helpers please offer to help
c Side by Side with Refugees Concert as part of Brecon Jazz Friday 9th August 2019 18.00- 19.15
d Sanctuary for Summer Concert in St Marys Hay in aid of Share Tawe. On 8th August at 7.30
e Information boards
10 Hardship fund expenditure details-
11 Finance income and expenditure -
12 Goods - supermarkets
store users- transport group.
13 Syrian family resettlement.
14 Publicity- Twitter 795 followers Admin by Maria Duggan @hbts4refugees. Facebook 561 members -admin Steve Buzza and Ailsa Dunn- Instagram - Admin Alex Benfield.
2 email mailing to 461 members . press release about refugee week/great get together and Penpont with mention of Project Get together. And one about Lift The Ban. And a thank you letter.
15 lobbying. If you've not already taken these actions please do so.
A lift the ban on working here B Detention b End indefinite detention Liberty here c Detention Action here c women for refugee women here d Amnesty International here e Freedom from torture here
C destitution Join the campaign to call on the Government to deliver dignity, not destitution, for asylum seekers. Briefing here take action here D let refugees learn Learning English is so important to help with integration. here E ask the government for a kinder and fairer immigration system here and here and here. F support a welcoming Europe here
F Some up-to- date facts here
16 Any other business
Dates of next meetings .
Wednesday September 11th
Wednesday 9th October
Wednesday 13th November
Book sales- Eugene Fisk Book 'Only Connect' available from Addymans, Booth Bookshop, Bookish [ Crickhowell], Brecon Books and by mail order from Green Ink Booksellers – using Reference “Only Connect” on http://paypal.me/greeninkbooksellers -- all profits come to this group.
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